KATHMANDU, JANUARY 22The Tamang neighborhood across the nation observed Sonam Lhosar today by organising various programmes.
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The festival falls on the Magh Shukla Pratipada, the very first day of the brilliant fortnight in the month of Magh in the lunar calendar.There is a custom in the Taming neighborhood to count the year with association of signs of 12 different animals: rat, cow, tiger, hare, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, bird, pet and boar.
It starts with rat and ends on boar.According to scientist Tika Sherpa, the counting of year with the name of animals suggest that the Tamang people are worshippers of nature.
Different districts in the Bagmati Province are the Tamang-majority districts and this festival is observed in such districts with much fanfare.The Bouddhanath Area Development Area has actually planned different programmes today to observe the festival.Likewise, Nepal Tamang Ghedung has decided to mark the festival by arranging programs in the local Tundikhel for the next three days.
Likewise, the Swoyambhu area in Kathmandu is hosting programs on the occasion
The festival is taken as the beginning of the near year as per the Manju Shree calendar or Tibetan lunar calendar and today marks the start of the year 2859.
As per the Tamang tradition, today they complete the year of tiger and go into the year of hare.
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